Many of the details of the U.N. emergency platform were laid out in a March 2023 policy paper titled "Strengthening the International Response to Complex Global Shocks - An Emergency Platform." In the paper, the U.N. secretary-general writes, "I propose that the General Assembly provide the Secretary-General and the United Nations system with a standing authority to convene and operationalize automatically an Emergency Platform in the event of a future complex global shock of sufficient scale, severity and reach."
Once triggered, the emergency platform would give the U.N. the ability to "Actively promote and drive an international response that places the principles of equity and solidarity at the centre of its work." The U.N. would bring together the "Stakeholders" of the world, including academics, governments, private sector actors, and "International financial institutions" to ensure there is a unified, global response to the crisis.
Although the duration of the emergency platform would initially be set for a "Finite period," at "The end of that period, the Secretary-General could extend the work of an Emergency Platform if required," according to the United Nations' own policy proposal.
Further, "The Secretary-General would decide when to convene an Emergency Platform in response to a complex global shock."
The emergency platform proposal might be the biggest attempted power grab in the history of the United Nations, but as shocking as it is, it pales in comparison to the Biden administration's treatment of this extremist proposal.
Rather than assert America's independence and sovereignty, the White House has expressed its support for the emergency platform.
U.S. Ambassador Chris Lu noted in at least two March 2022 speeches that the Biden administration backs the emergency platform, along with numerous other proposals included in "Our Common Agenda."
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